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 1      II|            as we can learn from Homer, your most distinguished
 2      II|      means of his daughter; and Homer introduces him in love,
 3      II|         bound by them. And what Homer says of his intemperate
 4      II|      can learn from the work of Homer of the other gods, and what
 5      II|        and such like things did Homer teach you; and not Homer
 6      II|        Homer teach you; and not Homer only, but also Hesiod. So-that
 7       V|     removes, for so Plato calls Homer; for he wrote: "Thus at
 8       V|       wrote: "Thus at least did Homer speak, 'And Zeus obtained
 9       V|      credit by the testimony of Homer; not being aware that if
10       V|     being aware that if he used Homer as a witness to prove that
11       V|       his conjectures, he cites Homer as a most trustworthy testimony,
12       V| Aristotle, why you give heed to Homer, as if he spoke truth, when
13       V|     contrary to ours, you think Homer untruthful?"~ ~
14     XIV|      see that both Orpheus, and Homer, and Solon, who wrote the
15    XVII|    CHAPTER XVII -- TESTIMONY OF HOMER.~ ~And the poet Homer, using
16    XVII|        OF HOMER.~ ~And the poet Homer, using the license of poetry,
17    XVII|       brings the goodly fruit," Homer began thus, "0 goddess,
18    XVII|     contention. So far the poet Homer.~ ~
19    XXIV|          AGREEMENT OF PLATO AND HOMER.~ ~How, then, does Plato
20    XXIV|         then, does Plato banish Homer from his republic, since,
21    XXIV|         not inflexible," though Homer said this not of the king
22    XXIV|     saying, "gods of gods?" For Homer, by that golden chain, refers
23    XXIV|      nor gods." In this passage Homer seems to me without doubt
24     XXV|          then, does Plato blame Homer for saying that the gods
25     XXV|      from the expressions used, Homer said this for a useful purpose?
26     XXV|    philosopher condemn the poet Homer for saying, "Even the gods
27     XXV|      errors for which he blames Homer, though Homer said the very
28     XXV|         he blames Homer, though Homer said the very opposite concerning
29  XXVIII|              CHAPTER XXVIII. -- HOMER'S OBLIGATIONS TO THE SACRED
30  XXVIII|         And not only Plato, but Homer also, having received similar
31  XXVIII|         with the body. And that Homer had been in Egypt, and introduced
32  XXVIII|       brought it to Sparta. And Homer said that by making use
33     XXX|                 CHAPTER XXX. -- HOMER'S KNOWLEDGE OF MAN'S ORIGIN.~ ~
34     XXX|        man was formed of earth, Homer, too, having discovered
35     XXX|        from earth. These things Homer and Plato, having learned
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